The Vegetarian Traveller
Mumbai, India When I think Grand Hyatt, China House and Celini are top of mind recall and Soma ends up at the bottom of their F&B offering. This is certainly my opinion based on the communication happening for the former on all media outlets. Perhaps 'Soma is already doing well and doesn't need any marketing'... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India Great Wall the Chinese restaurant at The Leela, Mumbai is one of the pioneers of the cuisine in the city, the Hunan and Sichuan cuisines being their core. What drew me to the restaurant after long was their new menu coupled with the four-course set lunch priced at attractive Rs 1010 per person... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India To every man there were 5 women, glasses of Sangria and cosmopolitans on the table reminded me of the Sex and the City episodes which got the latter famous and this marked my entry to the Lord of the Drinks. It was the Sorority night we understood later, the sprightly vibe coupled with... Continue Reading →
Mumbai. India The land of royalty, palaces, luxury, colours, architecture and of course cuisine, Rajasthan truly puts India on the global tourist scene. Speaking of the cuisine, the dry and arid landscape of Rajasthan gave birth to it. Paucity of water, lack of vegetation and hence vegetables got them to adapt resulting in distinct recipes. ... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Innovation and showmanship is a norm in the restaurant space these days, some namesake like the overdone smoke or the fancy crockery phenomena or the excess of molecular gastronomy and a few which evoke interest. Innovation in food could be interplay of flavours, textures, visuals and most importantly engagement. Roberto Zorzoli of Romanos at... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Went for a business lunch here and was glad to see a full house on a weekday afternoon. Rs 700 a head for a buffet with around 8 starters, 2 soups and main buffet replete with salads, rice, noodles, gravies and dessert buffet with pastries, fruits and the classic darsaan and date pancakes. The... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India Thank god Mumbai has Global fusion! It is a great place to initiate yourself or your friends into sushi and dimsums or Asian food in general. They have now added an Indian section for the hardcore desis. The place is done up well and is very spacious. At 800 something a head,the spread... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Having met Jamie once and seeing him on tele, I had his Pizzeria on my mind for quite some time. I had expected simple food with some great flavor combinations but I was let down. The cover was laid and we sat down for a relaxed lunch. As vegetarians the menu doesn’t have much... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India ‘Jordan? Really!’ went my pals on my holiday plans, they thought the vegetarian in me was being too ambitious to make another gourmet trip out of a vacation, the former is always the agenda to say the truth. A quick web search yielded nothing much but for the now glocal Falafel ,Hummus and... Continue Reading →
Pune, India Most consumers at least in Mumbai know of Paasha which is perched on the 24th floor of the J W Marriott Pune as an open air cocktail place offering a panoramic view of the city. I was surprised to know about it as a place offering classic north-western frontier food and I ended up... Continue Reading →
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